Is gaming really boring now.

[76561198276521134]

I've been on steam for a while now.

I've used to play lot of cs 1.6 cs nexo zombies tf2 and other crap.

Then i made this account. I've did bought some games they seemed fun at first but now it's just boring. I open garry's mod,people playground,css, Im even trying random half life 2 mods or overall random crap. But it dosne't hit the same as it did before.

[Aachen]

That’s a personal determination. I have periods like that, though — perhaps you need more variety in your routine.

[Xhoas]

No.

[vinny]

A massive part about it might be the nostalgia factor. I used to play a lot of this one game called Combat Arms, but it did nooooot age well at all. Not saying that the games you are playing didn't age well because in my opinion I think they did, but I don't even know if Combat Arms is even a thing anymore. You can still find some fun CS:S and TF2 servers though. I'd just take a break and try to find a new game to get sucked into, switch it up a little like Aachen said.

[Muppet among Puppets]

Play something different

[crunchyfrog]

Welcome to how hobbies work.

Without knowing your age, it's something that always happens.

For example, I was a kid who built their first computer. Back then of course there weren't many games around for sale in shops, as most were in classifieds, and I only had a limited income. So I relished what I had more.

After leaving school, I had a small disapoable income to spend and a lot went on games. But as I was now able to buy more of what I wanted, it got stale. It's merely dimishing rewards.

I did the same when I started record collecting. The first record show I went to felt like keys to the candy shop - everything I wanted. But as you buy more and more, you obviously have less and less to choose from or want.

So here's what you do.

You have other hobbies to fall back on. For me I have synths, audio work, repairing electronics, DJing, reading, astronomy and a few other things. When I get tired of gaming or a certain platform, I'll drop it and move onto something else.

Often I'll do this on Steam itself - I'll be around for a few weeks, then bugger off and do something else.

I only return when I feel like coming back and I've been thinking about something PC realted again.

In other words, DO NOT force it as it becomes routine and you can end up hating the hobby for good.

[D. Flame]

Modern AAA are no longer about fun. They also refuse to take risks. As a result, they all feel samey and like they are just trying to nickel and dime you. Ironically, budget games are more fun these days. Last game I spent a lot of time with was Shredder's Revenge.

[ReBoot]

Play other games. There's no shortage of great stuff on Steam. Broaden your scope, look outside of what you know and are bored from.

[Zefar]

Originally posted by Dan.:

I've been on steam for a while now.

I've used to play lot of cs 1.6 cs nexo zombies tf2 and other crap.

Then i made this account. I've did bought some games they seemed fun at first but now it's just boring. I open garry's mod,people playground,css, Im even trying random half life 2 mods or overall random crap. But it dosne't hit the same as it did before.

Then you need to pick better games.

Originally posted by D. Flame:

Modern AAA are no longer about fun. They also refuse to take risks. As a result, they all feel samey and like they are just trying to nickel and dime you. Ironically, budget games are more fun these days. Last game I spent a lot of time with was Shredder's Revenge.

On the top of my head, here are Triple A games that are FUN to play.

Elden Ring, Monster Hunter World, FF7 Remake, Jedi Survivor, Wild Hearts, Diablo 4, Devil May Cry 5, Horizon Zero Dawn, Cyberpunk 2077, Half-Life Alyx and more.

I've probably forgotten some but I'm having fun in plenty of Triple A titles.

[D. Flame]

Originally posted by Zefar:

Originally posted by D. Flame:

Modern AAA are no longer about fun. They also refuse to take risks. As a result, they all feel samey and like they are just trying to nickel and dime you. Ironically, budget games are more fun these days. Last game I spent a lot of time with was Shredder's Revenge.

On the top of my head, here are Triple A games that are FUN to play.

Elden Ring, Monster Hunter World, FF7 Remake, Jedi Survivor, Wild Hearts, Diablo 4, Devil May Cry 5, Horizon Zero Dawn, Cyberpunk 2077, Half-Life Alyx and more.

I've probably forgotten some but I'm having fun in plenty of Triple A titles.

Elden Ring: copy-pasta Trash, tries to fit the souls formula into the assassin creed/farcry mold
MHW: Love it, but it is already 5 years old
CyP2077: Legitimately the worst trash in modern gaming, literally got the devs sued by being so bad
HZD: boring copy-pasta game that takes zero chances and just feels like another game with a different skin, etc.

[Tito Shivan]

Your game selection seems to be quite dated and most of those are games past its prime.
CS 1.6, NexonZombies, CSS, TF2, Garry's Mod, HL2 Mods...

[Crid]

don't limit yourself to one genre, or only AAA or only Indie or whatever, try not to think in those categories and just browse wildly game trailers and the steam store, try a lot of demos ... you ll find something that brings back that joy, promise :)

[crunchyfrog]

Originally posted by Crid:

don't limit yourself to one genre, or only AAA or only Indie or whatever, try not to think in those categories and just browse wildly game trailers and the steam store, try a lot of demos ... you ll find something that brings back that joy, promise :)

This is a mjaor reason I always bang on about the "go to metacritic and search ALL games by score and note anything that looks good" thing.

Not only will you start with everything (mostly) that's available, you will also open your eyes to stuff you either might not normally look at or even know about.

There was a time when I got a little away from gaming during the 1990s. The Sega era was something that didn't gel much with me as I disliked beat em ups and all that.

So when the PS1 came out and I started realising things had gone back my way again I decided to sit down and look at everything. Back then it meant buying certain magazines and looking in the back at those listings of EVERYTHING available and researching as much as possible.

So many games I would never likely looked at not only came into my sphere but became firm favourites.

[Ducks on Fire]

Maybe the issue is you seem to be trying to play the same kinds of games and not expecting to get bored of them. People naturally get bored when doing the same thing over and over. Try something new. Maybe you'll find a new game or even genre you like. Maybe gaming is just getting stale for you and you maybe need to just look to other things.

[crunchyfrog]

Originally posted by Ducks on Fire:

Maybe the issue is you seem to be trying to play the same kinds of games and not expecting to get bored of them. People naturally get bored when doing the same thing over and over. Try something new. Maybe you'll find a new game or even genre you like. Maybe gaming is just getting stale for you and you maybe need to just look to other things.

There's a hell of a lot to be said for variety.

Not just in the sense of varying your hobbies and walking away and doing something else, but within gaming itself.

Typically (and partly because I have thousands of games) I will sit down for a session which will last several hours each day, and I will NEVER focus on one game. I typically run through anything from half a dozen to about twenty or more.

I typically have warm up games - like arcade games of old. I might jump on my MAME setup, or simply play some port on a console. I might go through a couple of them to get in the mood, then I'll move onto something more serious.

Typically I'll have a look at the shleves in my room (where I keep a few hundred as a kind of "to do" list) and see what jumps out at me. And I'll vary it up genre wise. I might start with a racer and have a couple of hours on whatever I'm currently working through, then move onta some adventure with a campaign or something.

There's a lot to be said for simply opening your eyes to more genres, even if you don't touch them all the time, and simply widening your scope because it can keep you interested.

[Zefar]

Originally posted by D. Flame:

Elden Ring: copy-pasta Trash, tries to fit the souls formula into the assassin creed/farcry mold
MHW: Love it, but it is already 5 years old
CyP2077: Legitimately the worst trash in modern gaming, literally got the devs sued by being so bad
HZD: boring copy-pasta game that takes zero chances and just feels like another game with a different skin, etc.

Guess you just hate most things then.